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Dallas' Original Jazz Orchestra: Messin' with Texas
by Jack Bowers
Not every idea is as rewarding in practice as it is in theory. Here's one that is. The plan was to have Dallas' Original Jazz Orchestra record an album of music written about or otherwise associated with the state of Texas, and the result is Messin' with Texas, a warm and snappy salute to the Lone Star State that should cause habitually imperious Texans to stand even taller than usual.
On the other hand, many residents of the state may ...
Continue ReadingGalen Jeter and Dallas' Original Jazz Orchestra: Big 30
by Jack Bowers
The title of the Dallas Jazz Orchestra's latest album, properly pronounced Big Three-Oh, denotes the thirtieth anniversary of this remarkable big band from deep in the heart of Texas. And what better way to celebrate than by doing what DOJO does best--creating wonderful big-band jazz en masse and swinging like there's no tomorrow.
For three decades, lead trumpeter Galen Jeter has held the band together with duct tape and prayer, and anyone who has heard them must surely believe, as ...
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